Book of Genesis, Chapter 25
Genesis 25 ASV - American Standard VersionChapter 25 of Genesis—American Standard Version (ASV)
- ¶ And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.
- And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
- And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
- And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
- And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
- But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
- And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years.
- And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
- And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
- the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
- And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son: and Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.
- ¶ Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
- and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
- and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
- Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
- these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.
- And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died, and was gathered unto his people.
- And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: he [a]abode over against all his brethren.
- ¶ And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:
- and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the [b]Syrian, to be his wife.
- And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren: and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
- And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, [c]wherefore do I live? And she went to inquire of Jehovah.
- And Jehovah said unto her,
¶ Two nations are in thy womb,
¶ And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels:
¶ And the one people shall be stronger than the other people;
¶ And the elder shall serve the younger. - ¶ And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
- And the first came forth [d]red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
- And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called [e]Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
- ¶ And the boys grew: and Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a [f]quiet man, dwelling in tents.
- Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: and Rebekah loved Jacob.
- And Jacob boiled pottage: and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint:
- and Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with [g]that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called [h]Edom.
- And Jacob said, Sell me [i]first thy birthright.
- And Esau said, Behold, I am about to die: and what profit shall the birthright do to me?
- And Jacob said, Swear to me first; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
- And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: so Esau despised his birthright.
FOOTNOTES
- ^ Or, settled. Hebrew fell
- ^ Hebrew Aramean.
- ^ Or, wherefore am I thus?
- ^ Or, ruddy
- ^ That is, One that takes by the heel or supplants.
- ^ Or, harmless. Hebrew perfect.
- ^ Hebrew the red pottage, this red pottage.
- ^ That is, Red.
- ^ Hebrew to-day.
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